Essential Resources

The documents posted below provide factual information and historic context on the issue of military women in or near direct ground combat. Current articles are posted in the Issues Section of this website under "Women in the Military."

Items in this Essential Resources section include comprehensive CMR Special Reports on various policies affecting women in the military. For the convenience of researchers, these Policy Analyses include live links to source documents. This section also includes hyperlinks to relevant Department of Defense and other government documents relevant to this topic.